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Cycling into work today I found Kingsland road had been cordoned off due to another cyclist death after being cut up on a corner coming onto Kingsland road off Dunston road (i think). I had the unfortunate experience of seeing this poor guys body trapped under the wheel of the HGV. Sounds like a very similar incident to the one above and maybe not so ironic that both incidents were by HGV lorries turning onto Kingland road. Obviously there is a problem here that needs to be addressed and I am shocked that an identical incident has taken place on the same road within such a short space of time from each other. My thoughts go out the the family and loved ones of the man who left for work this morning on a normal day but sadly never made it in.

And this has email has been received from Ed Waller, apparently confirming the report:

Perhaps you guys know this already but a male cyclist was dragged under the wheels of a large truck this morning at around 8.50am this morning, at the junction of Kingsland Road and Middleton Road in Dalston. Police cordoned off the area to conduct accident investigation work, but I could see the man had been trapped in the back axel of the truck and dragged along Kingsland for about 30 feet. He looked dead.

they were doing this on that junction earlier this morning….“On Monday 21st April 2008 in the morning, Queensbridge and De Beauvoir
Safer Neighbourhood Teams will be carrying out enforcement action on
Kingsland Road (the A10), for any traffic offences. This will include
any cyclist who jumps red lights, or cycles on the footway, or any other cycle-related offence.”

Fixed penalty notices will be issued to offenders, resulting in a £45
fine (£30 if paid within 28 days) and the possibility of arrest and an
appearance in court.”

kingsland road is proper sketchy, me and a friend both got taken out by an undercover police car doing a u turn with no indication or blues. I didn’t jump a red light, didn’t brake any law, i think this focus on fining cyclists is bollox, its not going to stop it. Hgv’s are fucking dangerous, they do have blind spots so should they really be allowed on busy roads? i wouldn’t cycle on busy roads if i was blind as it is obviously going to cause accidents.stupid lorries piss me off!!!

HGVs aren’t something I generally have a problem with, but a lot of the builders’ lorries are piloted by non-pro drivers who aren’t up to the job. It’s more the builders’ lorries, driven by navvies who may have a licence for big vehicles but rarely use it, which need to be looked at.HGVs are dangerous for riders who have to take a few risks to hit deadlines and they’re lethal for the lycra-lemming brigade. I wouldn’t want to get sandwiched by one going around the S-bend at Euston Road / Gower Street, for instance.

Well, here in South London, less than three weeks after I complained to Serco about how dangerous their drivers are, how often they cut me up, use the bus lane, drive like they are their way to a fire, well, looks like they killed somebody this time.Woman is killed under prison van

Sadly, I just rode past this scene on my way home tonight, the exact stretch of road I complained about.

A few years back, I complained in writing to Group Four when one of their prison vans cunningly made an illegal turn from Edgware Road onto the Marylebone Road under the flyover. Didn’t even signal.
I got the usual bullssit letter by return – “Our drivers are trained to the highest standards” – but Group Four had pulled the driver in and he’d admitted pulling the stunt and the reply came back within two days.
The day after I got the reply, I spotted the same Group Four prison van in Wells Street….coming northbound up it to drop some guests off at the magistrates’ court.
Let’s be honest – what type of **** would drive a prison van for a living?

When will London put cycle paths on pavements? I lived in Munich, 6 years a go, and it was normal that practically all major roads had cycle paths and traffic lights had separate bicycle crossing lights. If it was safer to cycle in London, a lot more people would cycle, need I say more?